
Is it true, as
Momus
suggests, that there are "few tales which would not be improved by the
addition of the phrase 'suddenly, a shot rang out'"? Decide for
yourself as we alter the opening lines of . . .
MRS. DALLOWAY by Virginia Woolf
Mrs Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself. Suddenly, a shot rang out.
[Thanks to June for the suggestion!]